Justin Gaethje

“I should never be trying to avoid something in a fight, especially something I'm good at.”

“I happen to have a college education and I never planned on being a fighter.”

“I am a Division 1 wrestler.”

“I'm not an idiot.”

“I'm not here to take damage. I don't want to not be able to talk. Every single time I fight, I know that... this could be the last time that you're able to do this, the last time you're able to talk.”

“I win and lose in one way. And that's either putting them to sleep or putting it on the line and going to sleep.”

“You will regret not seeing me fight live.”

“I'm hoping to earn enough to buy a few properties, that way I can make money that way and I want to do social work.”

“I wanted to take the short road to the top, and I think I'm doing that.”

“I know plenty of wrestlers who are 15-0 and going nowhere.”

“I love reading comments online.”

“When I lose, I'll get knocked out. It won't be because I got outworked or outskilled or anything like that.”

“I'll worry about things I can control.”

“God, it's such an unforgiving sport.”

“I'm trying to be as real as I can and I'm being myself. I'm not gonna create an act.”

“I've been telling people I need to start smiling to my opponents and shaking hands and just being nice, so then when the bell rings, I catch them off-guard, because I used to catch people off-guard, but everyone's ready now.”

“Natural human instinct, reaction, whatever, is if you're perfect, you're going to try to skate by and get by, get away with things the easiest way possible.”

“Whoever they send me a contract for, I'll fight him.”

“It's life or death for me every single time I step in the cage.”

“Skill wise, there's nobody that's gonna outwork me.”